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The Central Digest

The student news site of Chattanooga Central High School

The Central Digest

STUDENTS GET INTO THE GROOVE OF WRITING FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH -- Junior Taylor Hamby gets his creative juices flowing.

EPB Black History Month Poetry Contest

Josh Sizemore, Staff Writer February 4, 2016

In celebration of Black History Month, the Electric Power Board, or otherwise known as EPB, is giving students in grades ranging from 1-12, an opportunity to submit their poems in the 12th Annual Black...

MENTAL HEALTH ART-- stand up to mental health stigma and show compassion for those who have a mental illness

Editorial: Dismissing and Demonizing Mental Illness in School

Justin Metcalf, Staff Writer February 4, 2016

Sometimes students are truly unable to appear and perform in school. Students get sick, transportation needs can not be met, and emergencies happen, but what about mental illness? Is mental illness a valid...

UPCOMING ACT TESTING -- Students at Central High School are stressing over the upcoming standardized testing.

To Stress or Not to Stress Over the Upcoming ACT Testing?

Shelby Campbell, Staff Writer February 2, 2016

Standardized testing can be an intimidating thing for several high school students. Students find themselves stressing and fretting over test scores, waiting to find out if they made the cut for their...

Pounders Basketball Embarrassed the Wildcats for a District Win

Samantha Scott February 1, 2016

Tuesday, January 27th, the Pounders basketball teams traveled to Hixson for a district matchup. While warming up, the team had a confident strut, which they later carried into the game. The first quarter...

TRANSFORMATION -- (Left) Eric Dill's senior picture in the 1999 yearbook; (right) Eric with his wife, Julie, on a recent youth ski trip.

Eric Dill, Class of ’99, Still Has an Impact on the Harrison-Ooltewah Area

Jadyn Snakenberg, Copy Editor January 29, 2016

Central High School impacts its students in ways few other high schools do. Alumni are proud to be a part of the history and tradition of such a great school, and many of them continue to serve Central...

STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE MIST TESTS-- Edicklee Frias-Cruz sits down to begin the test.

MIST Trial Day Proves to be a Success for Central

Matthew Davis, Staff Writer January 29, 2016

Here at Central, a new online testing program called MIST, or measurement incorporated testing program has recently been added. This allows students to get away from paper tests, and also makes the grading...

FREEZING FUN -- Central students love snow days! But snow days are not always as "chill" as they seem!

Snow Days: The Good and the Bad

Hannah Stone, Columnist January 29, 2016

Huddled in blankets with pajamas turned inside-out, students wait on the edge of their seats for the news. Perhaps only a few snow flakes have fallen, but Central High School students still long for...

CENTRAL STUDENTS REQUIRED TO TAKE THE PRACTICE ACT-- Students reported to their testing rooms to do their best on the ACT practice!

Do Standardized Tests Accurately Measure A Student’s Abilities?

Alyssa Rosenzweig, Managing Editor January 28, 2016

Standardized tests and state exams are designed to measure a student at an educational level. They are increasingly being used to judge how states, counties, and schools individually are doing performance-wise....

BAND STUDENTS PREPARE FOR ALL EAST BAND -- (left to right) Darius Campbell, Hannah Stone, Georgia Teems, and Joshua Bolton finished a long and hard practice.

Central Band Members Get Accepted Into The All East Honor Band

Josh Sizemore, Staff Writer January 27, 2016

At Central High School, the concert band attends many competitions and festivals, but one of the main events students can audition for is the All East honor band. For the audition, the student must perform...

THE CENTRAL PERK TURNS ONE -- The Central Perk coffee shop has officially been in business for a year!

Central Perk Turns One!

Allie Nedeau, Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2016

Central High School students have been casually walking around the school, coffee cups in hand, throughout the year. The Central Perk, founded by Central's librarian, Ms. Melinda Martin, has officially...

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